Became an Evolving Space Monster - Chapter 143



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Ep. 143

‘I never thought that would happen.’

I was worried that something might have happened outside while I was in Kochi. I was worried that it might be the Hond Gigant or the player threatening the kids.

So after finishing the evolution, instead of going up, I dug straight down the ground and moved. If it was really a player, it would be dangerous to walk on the ground.

As I moved along, I realized that what I was worried about had not happened. There was no trace of the children among the scent of blood detected by the auxiliary organ.

Still, just in case, I followed the scent of blood without slowing down.

‘Thanks to you, I’m not late.’

I felt Adhai’s thought wave while moving. His thought wave mixed with pain. If I had let my guard down and slowed down in the middle, I would have missed Adhai’s thought wave.

I immediately turned towards where Adhai was.

Thanks to that, I was able to save him at the last minute.

“Kurrrrrr… .”

“Ugh, ugh…”

The Hond Gigants growled at the sight of me. There was clear hostility in their voices, but their bodies did not.

Trembling legs and trembling eyes. One of the most powerful predators on this continent, they see me and are afraid.

‘It can’t be helped.’

I was in a hurry so I couldn’t check the changed text box or the new messages. But I couldn’t help but notice the changes in my body.

I completed the second stage of Transcendence, but my body length did not grow as drastically as it did when I evolved. My length did grow a bit longer, reaching between 27 and 28 meters, but it did not double like before.

However, there was a big change in body shape.

First my head.

It has become larger overall compared to before.

It can be said that not only the shell grew, but also the horns and jaws grew larger, increasing the proportion of the head in the body. In particular, the jaws changed into a heavy image reminiscent of a hunting symbol, reminiscent of a large theropod.

‘I think I can use it much more actively in battle.’

With its jaws this big, it can chew through tougher enemies, and if it’s a smaller enemy, it can deal a big blow just by hitting them with its head.

And the horns. The number of horns increased from 2 to 6. Unlike the existing horns, the four newly formed horns were in a single row from the center of the head to the back of the skull.

‘Reinforcement of the horn.’

For me, who enjoys using the horn-stabbing tactic when fighting strong or large enemies, this was a welcome addition.

‘Plus, the size of the horns themselves has grown, so they’ll be even more lethal.’

As my head grew larger and heavier, my neck naturally changed. It was thicker and longer than before. Thanks to this, the long bundle of monster tentacles wrapped around my neck like a lion’s mane.

The next body part that experienced the biggest change after my head was my arms.

The small arms on the chest have grown considerably in length, and a thin shell has grown. Along with the monster’s tentacles and auxiliary organs, this was a weak point in my body, and its shortcomings have been compensated for.

My combat arm, the weapon I use most often, has become thick and long, as if it were a symbol of hunting.

It should be considered that it has grown to about 2m, just like its transformed head. In addition, its combat arms have thick outer skin made of the same material as its head shell. It is safe to say that the fear of its arms being cut off has been reduced significantly.

‘It might even be good to use it as a weapon.’

I’m the one who uses the hard shell of my head as a kind of sledgehammer. Instead of scratching the enemy, I think it would be good to hit them with my arm itself.

This change allowed all three pairs of fighting arms to function as both arms and legs, much like when I was a hatchling and had six legs.

My current stance was similar to that of the hatchling, supporting my body with my six fighting arms and tail.

The only difference is that when hatchlings, they walked with their tails upright like scorpions, but now they drag their huge lower bodies and tails along the ground. Of course, if necessary, they can move like before, with only their upper bodies upright and their lower bodies and tails resting on the ground.

‘Finally the tail.’

The claw that should have been on my lower arm moved to my tail.

The tip of the tail, where the quill-firing organ was originally located, is now split into two, and a pincer that is taller than an adult male is taking its place.

In the past, when fighting enemies that were immune to paralysis or enemies with thick skin that the thorns could not penetrate, the tail did not do much. It was used only in limited ways, such as when wrapping around and subduing the enemy, or when striking with the tail.

But now that it has pincers on its tail, I guess it’s more useful.

However, this does not mean that the quill launcher has disappeared. When the pincers are spread out, there are quills densely packed inside. These quills can be fired at distant enemies, or the pincers can be used to grab enemies and then rain down quills all at once.

‘It’s an interesting change.’

Overall, it was an evolution in which the weaknesses were offset and the strengths were reinforced to suit my fighting style. I want to check the text box and new messages right away, but now is not the time.

Because there is an enemy in front of me.

“Ughhhhhhhhhhhh”

A heavy cry flows out from my throat to match my changed body. It feels overwhelming even to me, so how much more so to my enemy.

The two Hond Gigant flinched.

“Ku, kur, kurrrr.”

“Kuuuuu, krrrrrr!”

The two seemed to be hesitating whether to hit me or not. They looked at each other and grumbled.

“Krrrrrr!”

“Kuaaaah!”

And then they roared at me, as if they had decided to attack me.

A large theropod, 20m long and 9m high to the hips, rushes towards me. It rushes toward me, its head and back straight as it stomps the ground.

This stance, reminiscent of a bull in a bullfight, is the basic fighting stance of the Hondo Gigant. It charges and crushes the opponent with the two massive horns on its head.

The funny thing is, I often use similar tactics to that guy. I also charged at him in the same way. My six log-sized arms dug deep into the ground, and my tail swept the ground, creating a ditch.

The heavens and earth shook as the two beasts ran. Just as my head was about to collide with the one running towards me, I quickly ducked down.

“Krung?”

The bastard’s horn grazes my back and the back of my head, and a sharp spark flies. I thought we would collide directly, but the bastard is flustered. The bastard’s strong hind legs collide with my body, and my posture collapses.

“Kuaaaah!”

Still, like a predator, the Hond Gigant opened its mouth in that position and tried to bite my back.

My real attack is directed at that guy. It’s the newly acquired crab claw tail.

My tail whipped wildly upwards towards my back. The pincers on the end of my tail grabbed the neck of the thing that was trying to attack my back.

“!”

A guy who can’t make a sound because his vital spot is caught. He tried to pull his head out quickly, but it was too late.

The size of my pincers is slightly smaller than that of the Swamp King’s pincers. The defense power and the bite force are almost the same.

‘It’s a pair of pincers that can cut through even the armor of a ship, so there’s no way it can withstand it.’

I tensed the muscles at the end of the tail. The horned giant’s neck snapped like a tree branch. It died instantly with its tongue hanging out.

“Ugh, ughhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

The remaining Hond Gigant let out a roar that was almost like a scream when he saw that sight. The creature’s skin turned red and its muscles swelled.

Even if he becomes mad, he can’t defeat me, who has reached the second stage of transcendence in a semi-adult form. But still, Adhai, who has lost his mind, is here.

‘We must kill him before the mineralization is complete.’

Now that I had stopped moving for a moment to light up, this was my chance. I threw the dead Hond Gigant corpse far away and rushed at the remaining one.

Unlike before, this time I ran and used my tail to raise my upper body. I then fell on top of the guy.

“Kuaaaah!”

Even though I was in the middle of mining, the bastard dodged my body press by stepping back. In that state, the bastard tried to bite the back of my head.

‘Where!’

I threw myself sideways, using my fighting arm to brace myself against the ground. The thing’s large jaws snapped shut in midair, making a menacing sound.

There I grabbed the thing’s head with my fighting arms. It tried to open its mouth again, but my arms held its head in place, preventing it from doing so.

Taking advantage of the brief exchange of attacks, the one who finished the mine swings his tail wildly.

The tail of the mineralized bastard is like a well-refined sword that can cut through even that thick redwood.

But even though I knew that, I didn’t avoid the tail. Instead, I opened my mouth wide and bit the tail of the flying creature.

“!”

The one who had no doubt that his tail would crush my teeth and jaw was shocked, because my teeth and jaw were both intact.

‘It’s too early to panic.’

It’s still too early to be surprised. I started swallowing the bastard’s tail as it was, right down my throat.

Originally, it had a jaw that split into two, so it could put prey larger than my head into its mouth. Now, the jaw itself has been strengthened, and its neck has changed to make it easier to swallow larger prey.

I swallowed the bastard’s tail like a snake swallows its prey without chewing it. The bastard went crazy when he realized that he was going into my stomach alive, but it was no use.

The creature tried to stab me with the horn on its head, but its horn, which had no momentum, was just a hard blunt weapon. It was not enough to break the outer skin and carapace that covered my body.

My jaws and throat worked tirelessly. First the tail, then the thing’s pelvis and hind legs. I could hear the sound of bones breaking and muscles tearing, but the thing couldn’t even scream. My arms were holding the thing’s mouth.

In the end, the guy whose lower body was completely crushed died while vomiting his internal organs out of his mouth. I knew he was dead, but I didn’t stop swallowing.

When Number 26 and Heavenly Mother appeared from behind the grass, they were able to swallow the bastard’s horns as well.

“Big baby! You’re awake!”

[Z (Yeah)]

“Huh? Why is the little one sleeping?”

No. 26 looked at Adhai, who was unconscious from injury, and expressed his doubts. Heavenly Mother, who was next to him, stared blankly at me, then flinched when she saw Adhai’s condition.

“Hey, wait a minute!”

I passed by No. 26 and approached the Heavenly Mother, grabbing her with my combat arms. She dodged my arms, but she couldn’t avoid the erosive tentacles that sprouted from my back.

Erosive tentacles grabbed the griffon’s four legs and neck.

“Do you still have something to say?”

The voices of the survivors who were eaten at the research base flowed out of my mouth. Thanks to the release of the ban on the mimicry organ, I was able to mimic human voices normally again like before.

“Stop it! Th, this is….”

Even though she was choking, Heavenly Mother tried to make excuses somehow. Her appearance made me feel even more disappointed.

I asked her to take care of the guys before I went to bed. I didn’t trust her completely, but I didn’t think there was any reason for her to betray me.

Besides, she had good chemistry with Adhai. I thought she was the perfect person to help the immature guy.

But I was wrong.

If I had been even a little late, Adhai would have died.

He’s the only one who knows the way to Gallagon’s tomb. If he dies, I’ll suffer a huge loss.

‘…and.’

Actually, it wasn’t entirely because of that reason, but I guess I don’t need to say it.

Perhaps sensing that I was going to kill her, the Heavenly Mother shut her eyes tightly.

I didn’t care and just opened my jaw wide to swallow her.

“Big man” “Waiting” “Please”

It certainly would have been the case if Adhai’s thought wave hadn’t reached me at the moment my jaw was about to close.

“Big man” “Friend” “Fault” “Nothing”

[Zzuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzu zuzuzuzu zuzuzuzu (That’s not true. She was supposed to protect you, but she failed)]

“Negative” “Me” “Friend” “Words” “Ignore” “Me” “Mistake”

Even though he was bleeding profusely, Adhai did not stop his thoughts.

‘A mistake?’

[Zuzu (mistake?)]

“I” “public” “a lot” “establishment” “elder” “interest” “need” “hunt” “a lot” “success” “elder” “joy” “friend” “careful” “advice” “I” “ignore”

I chewed over the thought wave that Adhai had shot.

‘You wanted to establish a reputation?’

To sum up, it seems that Adhai was trying to get my attention by hunting down several cultists in this forest.

‘this.’

Come to think of it, I’ve been spending less time with Adhai lately than before. Except for the time we spent together before going to find No. 26, the rest of the time we were apart.

Since I’ve been with 26, who can do things on his own, for a long time, I thought that Adhai wouldn’t have to worry too much about it.

‘I was wrong.’

I don’t know exactly how he sees me, but I’m sure he sees me as something similar to an adult Gallagon. He must have felt lonely having such a being wandering around outside, leaving him behind.

Thinking about it that way, the anger that had been welling up just a moment ago suddenly cooled down.

I quietly closed my wide-open jaw and looked at my heavenly mother. When I regained my senses and looked into her eyes, I could roughly guess what the situation was.

Adhai moved around a lot to get my attention, and she was most likely busy chasing after Adhai. Griffins can fly, but they are not as fast as Adhai.

I’ve heard that there’s a way to get her to fly faster than Adhai, but it takes quite a while.

‘She did her best.’

I put the griffon I had been holding down down again. Her neck was freed, and she coughed, squeaking.

Adhai, who had tried to explain the situation to me somehow, had lost consciousness again. I approached him and planted the symbiotic spores.

‘We have to take it straight to the nest.’

I could feel the guy’s injuries through my auxiliary organs. Not only did he have his wing torn off, but his ribs were also broken. He needed to get treatment quickly, as the wounds might get worse with time.

No. 26, sensing that the atmosphere was not good, lifted Adhai with his tentacles and placed him on my back. After confirming that Adhai was properly placed, he climbed on top of my head.

As they carried the two to the nest, the Heavenly Mother followed them.

‘I guess I should apologize.’

Just as I was about to apologize to her, she called me first.

“Wait a minute!”

“…what?”

“Now is not the time to be doing this! There’s something you need to check right now!”

“what?”

“The cultists we captured belong to the Imperial Carrier! Muriel’s colleagues sent the Imperial Carrier here!”

When I heard that, I felt the tentacles on my neck stand up stiffly.

The Imperial Carrier ranks high among the most powerful weapons the Cult possesses.

Although its own armament was top-notch, the Imperial Carrier’s most powerful weapon was found elsewhere.

The Cosmic Bolt is built into the ship. It is one of the planetary purification weapons that the Cult possesses.

“… guide me.”

“Follow me!”

I’m sorry, Adhai, but this is more urgent.

If the Imperial Carrier launches an orbital bombardment of this planet, we’ll all die. No matter how deep I dig into the ground, I can’t escape the Cosmic Bolt’s range.

‘At least you should know when to shoot.’

I hurriedly followed behind the Heavenly Mother.